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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200402-05 |
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~ http://security.gentoo.org |
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~ Severity: Normal |
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~ Title: phpMyAdmin < 2.5.6-rc1 directory traversal attack |
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~ Date: February 17, 2004 |
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~ Bugs: #40268 |
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~ ID: 200402-05 |
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Synopsis |
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A vulnerability in phpMyAdmin which was not properly verifying user |
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generated input could lead to a directory traversal attack. |
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Description |
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A component of the phpMyAdmin software package (export.php) does not |
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properly verify input that is passed to it from a remote user. Since the |
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input is used to include other files, it is possible to launch a |
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directory traversal attack. |
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Impact |
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Sensitive information could be gleaned from the server if an |
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attacker uses a malformed URL such as |
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http://phpmyadmin.example.com/export.php?what=../../../[existing_file] |
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In this scenario, the script does not sanitize the "what" argument |
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passed to it, allowing directory traversal attacks to take place, and |
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disclosing the contents of files if the file is readable as the |
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web-server user. |
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Workaround |
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The workaround is to either patch the export.php file using the |
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referenced CVS patch [ 1 ] or upgrade the software via Portage. |
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Resolution |
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Users are encouraged to upgrade to phpMyAdmin-2.5.6_rc1: |
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~ # emerge sync |
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~ # emerge -pv ">=dev-db/phpmyadmin-2.5.6_rc1" |
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~ # emerge ">=dev-db/phpmyadmin-2.5.6_rc1" |
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~ # emerge clean |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVS Patch export.php of phpMyAdmin: |
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http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/phpmyadmin/phpMyAdmin/export.php?r1=2.3&r2=2.3.2.1 |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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